- genus Castoroides
- nounextinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States• Syn: ↑Castoroides• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Castoridae, ↑family Castoridae
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genus Castoroides
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Castoroides — n. a genus of extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern U.S. Syn: genus {Castoroides}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Castoroides — Taxobox name = Giant Beavers fossil range = Late Pliocene Late Pleistocene image caption = Castoroides ohioensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Castoridae subfamilia = †Castoroidinae tribus =… … Wikipedia
Castoroides — noun extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States • Syn: ↑genus Castoroides • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Castoridae, ↑family Castoridae * * * ˌkastəˈrȯi(ˌ)dēz … Useful english dictionary
Castoroides — ▪ fossil mammal extinct genus of giant beavers found as fossils in Pleistocene deposits in North America (the Pleistocene Epoch began 1,600,000 years ago and ended 10,000 years ago). Castoroides attained a length of about 2.5 m (7.5 feet).… … Universalium
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Charaxes (genus) — Taxobox name = Charaxes image width = 240px image caption = Charaxes eurialus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Rhopalocera superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Nymphalidae subfamilia … Wikipedia
Giant Beaver — Taxobox name = Giant Beaver fossil range = Pleistocene image width = 250px image caption = Castoroides ohioensis , Field Museum regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Castoridae genus = † Castoroides… … Wikipedia
Castoridae — noun beavers • Syn: ↑family Castoridae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuromorpha, ↑suborder Sciuromorpha • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Castoridae — noun beavers • Syn: ↑Castoridae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuromorpha, ↑suborder Sciuromorpha • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Propalaeocastor — Taxobox name = Propalaeocastor fossil range = early Oligocene regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia subordo = Castorimorpha familia = Castoridae subfamilia = Castorinae genus = † Propalaeocastor genus authority =… … Wikipedia
